Hillbilly Racing Team: week in review

[Xplantdad]

Shades of the John Force family...the girls are better than the boys [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

Looks like you all had a blast as a family...that's what counts [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[iluv69s]

In this day and age raising children is a real challenge. I think it is great to see people getting thier kids involved early in things like drag racing. And it is also a great way to have 'family time' together.
Great Stuff for the kids...and I am sure the parents are very proud also !!! Congrats !!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Rob, how many Jr's in the field at that track?

[Chevy454]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Rob, how many Jr's in the field at that track? </div></div>
LOL, let's just say &quot;not many&quot;! They're just starting to pop up around Newport...and after seeing ours run, I think a few more will be out next year. Ozark Raceway Park is another story, though. There is a pretty good pocket of Jr. racers around there I believe, but we wanted to get our feet wet before we jump in the middle of an actual series/program. A couple years ago I believe it was, the world record holding outlaw/open Jr. Dragster hailed from ORP...pretty sure that kid was running in the high-6s/low-7s!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Good plan Rob - start out with as little pressure and intensity as possible, and then move on to a bigger track where the field is well experienced. Taylor is on her mark - if she can cut those lights, and run on the dial for 5 runs straight like that she'll be going rounds at just about any track. The more experienced kids will be better at the stripe of course, but she'll catch on very quick - Ben sure did!

We were talking to the Maple Grove Champion for 2010 &amp; 2011 (he won 2 years in a row!), and he was sharing a few bits of advice with us - like how much et is packed, when to let off when running up on a 12.90 car, etc... good stuff! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] Maple Grove usually has about 30-35 Jr's on a points day, so it takes about 5 rounds of elim's to get to the winners circle. We've only made it to round 3 thus far - these older kids basically eat the 12.90 cars for lunch! In fact, no 12.90 car has made it past the 3rd round all year at MGR, [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img] So glad you guys skipped the 12.90's - good move for both you and your kiddies!



This was less than half of the field of over 600 Jr's at the Eastern Finals at Bristol!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

My point - there should be 2 more Jr's there next year! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

[sYc]

Taylor and I went to Newport yesterday for a little index racing. The index part did not pose a problem, but running off of the Pro tree instead of the usual Sportsman tree sure did. Taylor actually handled it better then I did, especially when you consider a JR is not suited for a Pro tree.

Seems I am able to find different ways to lose. Made it to the finals, only to lose by .004. Because the Deuce will run 6.80s all day, I knew at the big end I would have to peddle it some as not to break out. Final round, I was late off of the tree, caught and passed the other car mid track, peddled, had the race won, but ran a 6.996 on a 7.0 index.

Regardless, as always, a fun day at the track.

The Deuce taking on a BBC wheelstander.


http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/c...t=102_4321.mp4

[markjohnson]

Hey Tom, it's something else how well that lil' Green SBC Nova runs compared to Red Alert?! It's a textbook story of power-to-weight ratio. What were the ET comparisms and weight differences between those two cars!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Well..... What is the plan for this year, when will we see some Jr pics from the track? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]